The Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping (CCOM)/ Joint Hydrographic
Center (JHC) is a recently established
University of New Hampshire program aimed at creating a national center
for expertise in ocean mapping and hydrographic sciences. Guided by a Memorandum
of Understanding with the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the JHC operates in partnership
with NOAA's National
Ocean Service. The CCOM is a University center that expands the scope
of interaction and cooperation with the private sector, other government agencies
and universities. In addition to NOAA support, CCOM currently has projects
underway funded by the US
Geological Survey, the Office
of Naval Research, the Naval
Research Lab, DARPA,
NSF and several
private sector partners. The centers focus their activities on two major tasks,
an educational task, aimed at creating a learning center that will promote
and foster the education of a new generation of hydrographers and ocean mapping
scientists, and a research task aimed at developing and evaluating a wide
range of state-of-the-art hydrographic and ocean mapping technologies and
applications.
The Centers' graduate degree program in ocean mapping has been awarded Category
A Recognition by the International
Federation of Surveyors /International
Hydrographic Organization /International
Cartographic Association (FIG/IHO/ICA) Advisory Board on Standards of
Competence for Hydrographic Surveyors. Category A Recognition is the highest
level of international recognition. It indicates that the FIG/IHO Advisory
Board has examined the program curriculum in detail and concluded that the
program provides comprehensive and broad-based knowledge in all aspects of
the theory and practice of hydrography and allied disciplines.
Upcoming CCOM/JHC seminars
- Welcome to CCOM Sep 26, 2008 03:00 p.m. Room 130: Video Classroom.
- Phoenix Mars Lander - Visualization of the Surface of Another Planet Oct 3, 2008 03:00 p.m. Chase 130.
- The Lomonosov Ridge off Greenland (LOMROG) 2007 expedition: mapping in 10/10 sea ice cover Oct 10, 2008 03:00 p.m. Chase 130.
Recent CCOM/JHC articles
- GeoCoastPilot, early adopters needed! - Panbo. Sep 8, 2008
- Unknown UNH - New Hampshire Magazine. Sep 3, 2008
- Countries Map Arctic Boundaries to Build Cases for Resource Rights - PBS - News Hour. Aug 20, 2008
- U.S. ship heads for Arctic to define territory - Reuters. Aug 12, 2008
- Two Scientific Cruises to Map Arctic Seafloor - U.S. Department of State. Aug 12, 2008
- A Cartographer of the Unseen - NY Arts. Aug 11, 2008
- MAINE MARITIME ACADEMY HOSTS MARINE RESEARCH GROUP - Maritime Global Net. Jun 20, 2008